A gallon of paint can cover a wooden or metal door without any hustle.
Best paint for metal bilco doors.
Bilco was manufactured in west haven ct and the steel they used was low grade and the shop primer used for shipping purposes was very poor quality.
Many houses have a set of bilco doors that have been rusting away for years without any rust treatment.
Scraped away as much of the peeling paint i was able repainted and peeling again.
If there is mildew or moss use a mixture of 1 cup of bleach to 3 cups of water or a commercial deck or siding cleaner containing mildewcide.
The paint does its best on interior doors.
People who are confused about what color to paint bilco doors can use it.
Scrub the cellar door clean using mild detergent.
Over time dings and damage to the basement doors can wear away the primer and allow rust to form on the surface of the door.
Rinse the doors well.
Our bilco door outside basement entrance door is in need of paint.
One work around is a chemical drying agent that speeds up the tack.
My paint preference is for sherwin williams despite what consumer reports says is the best paint.
Painting metal bulkhead doors by joe keegan on june 8 2011 at 11 13 pm old houses often had a set of bulkhead also called bilco doors which provided a large open access to the basement.
Other bilco door models such as the classic series ship with a baked on coating of primer to guard against rust.
It came primed but peeled after it was painted.
Should it be sanded entirely or stripped with a chemical paint stripper before repainting.
Bilco doors have a very high iron content and are prone to heavy corrosion quickly and frequently.
Simply knock off the loose rust and apply rust encap.
Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon.
You can use your preferred tool for the paint job using this paint.
I like oil paint for metal but have concerns with an oil paint drying outside without getting dust on it.
Bottom line the pewter color is pretty durable than white or off white color.